Cooler can dispenser

ABSTRACT

This invention is to revolutionize and improve the basic ice chest cooler by completely reinventing the functionality of the cooler. This cooler structure dispenses a can from the outside of the cooler instead of having to access your cans from the inside. This is a can dispensing cooler which keeps your cans cold without having to submerge them in ice and allows access without touching ice and water. 14-12 oz. cans are stored in a storage unit within the cooler surrounded by ice and retrieved from a sliding exterior access door on the side wall of the cooler body.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

This is an ice chest to individually dispense a can from the unit. It consists of an insulated bottom wall, insulated side walls upright and an insulated lid that opens and closes. Within said cooler body is a storage unit that holds 14 12 oz. cans in place for dispensing. The storage unit is slightly angled to allow gravity to force the circular cans to roll down to the dispensing door at bottom of side wall. Storage unit has a rectangular opening at the top to insert cans and is one complete unit to prevent ice and water from entering into can storage area. The storage unit is centered within cooler body to allow ice to be poured around unit for cooling cans. At bottom of storage unit is a second rectangular opening to allow cans to be accessed from the bottom. This opening will sit just below the lip of the cooler access door to hold cans in place and prevent them from rolling out when door is opened. One side wall contains a sliding door to access cans from second rectangular opening on the storage unit from outside of cooler body. The storage unit is flush and sealed to the inside of the cooler to keep water from escaping from the sliding door part of the cooler body.

The structure of this cooler is to perform a few different functions that current cooler systems do not. The first function is to keep your hands out of the ice cold water and ice. Therefore keeping your hands dry and warm. Another function is to keep you ice colder longer by not having to continuously opening your cooler in the heat and sun to search for a can. By not putting your cans in the ice it keeps your ice clean from the dirt of the cans. The structure also keeps your cans cold without being submerged in ice and water preventing you from having to dry your can off before drinking out of it and having water drip everywhere.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to the cooler field wherein cans are placed within a portable cooler unit to keep cans and other food items cold. It also relates to dispensing a single can item from a cooler unit.

The related art of this structure is to store cans in a cooler to keep cold and retrieve when needed. This particular unit will solve some of the problematic issues with other cooler devices. The purpose of this art work will keep the cooler intact and at the same time allow access to cans of beverage. This art work also allows the user to store other food items without mixing them with their can items making this unit multi-functional as compared to existing or other cooler/dispensing ideas. This does not reduce the cooler space for your cooler products, it holds up to 14 12 oz. cans and still has room for other items that need to be refrigerated unlike any other previous cooler dispensing unit. This cooler structure will not diminish the intended functional use of the cooler, instead makes it more user friendly.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows outside dimensions of cooler body and shows top, side and front views.

FIG. 2 shows cooler with lid open and dimensions of cooler body without the lid. It also shows how the lid opens to access the cooler interior and where the dispensing unit will be positioned.

FIG. 3 shows a section view of cooler cut in half to display the storage unit in the cooler and the sliding door opening to access the cans.

FIG. 4 shows an exploded view of the cooler with each part displayed and how they should fit together.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

The number 1 refers to the cooler main body outer section. Number 2 is the main body insulation, 3 is the cooler main body inner section. There are two sections for the lid. Number 4 is the front lid assembly which parts include 4.1 lid outer, 4.2 lid insulation, 4.3 lid inner. Number 5 is the rear lid assembly which parts include 5.1 lid outer, 5.2 lid insulation, 5.3 lid inner. Number 6 is the sliding door to access cans 7 is the door can holder seal 8 is the can hole inner 9 is the can hole outer and 10 the sliding door side. 11 is the can holder storage unit and 12 is the can holder storage unit lid. 13 is the opposite sliding door side. 14 is the lifting handle support, 15 is the lifting handle and 16 are rivets. 

I claim:
 1. “A can dispensing cooler” comprising of a can storage structure that holds cans inside said cooler wherefore cold cans of beverage can be retrieved from a sliding access door on the outside side wall of the cooler body. “A rectangular can storage structure that holds 14-12 oz. cans with a rectangular opening in the top to insert cans and a rectangular opening in the bottom to remove cans.” A door opening on the cooler body consisting of a movable sliding door panel that slides upward to expose the can in the bottom rectangular opening for retrieval. 